Audra Hensley
Lead Programmer Analyst at Genesco
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Audra Hensley is a Lead Programmer/Analyst at Genesco, Inc., a Tennessee-based specialty retailer of branded footwear and accessories, and a wholesaler of branded licensed footwear. She has had a varied enterprise IT career, from network security to healthcare technology, and from AIX to k8s. But mostly Audra just likes to solve problems. She is currently the tech lead for Innovation Technology Services at Genesco, where she architects and implements software and hardware solutions. As an avid shoe wearer, Audra volunteers her spare time with programs like Genesco’s "Cold Feet, Warm Shoes" to empower local elementary school students.
Holy Configuration-As-Code, Batman! How Wayne Telecom Unleashed Declarative Data Access with GraphQL
Join this Dynamic Duo as they Bang! Pow! And Splat! their way to operational excellence with GraphQL. Follow the journey of Wayne Telecom from slow services, unhappy front-end developers, and over-taxed infrastructure past the Joker of unnecessary server deployments to a peaceful Gotham where declarative and immutable configuration win the day.
GraphQL is redefining the way that developers interact with APIs, putting application clients in control of the data they consume and placing new requirements on platforms hosting these APIs. Understanding when to write code and when to let the platform do the work is a critical tradeoff to understand as you scale GraphQL adoption. This will be a hands-on session with a live demonstration, focusing on lessons learned implementing GraphQL at scale.
* Can Wayne Telecom SPLAT the inflexibility of conventional APIs with GraphQL for its front-end developers?
* Can the Caped Crusaders reduce stress on backend systems while slashing request latency?
* Will the Joker of extra server deployments plunge Gotham back into darkness?
Found out the Answers at this Talk!
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